The Memo: Ayers decision casts harsh light on Trump

President Trump is scrambling to find a new chief of staff to replace John Kelly — and the turmoil is casting a harsh light on his administration.

The probe by special counsel Robert Mueller is picking up speed, amplifying the inherent risks in working for the volatile Trump. It has made a job that would once have been a career pinnacle fraught with peril.

“You’re not becoming the chief of staff for the president of the United States,” one Republican operative told The Hill on Monday. “You’re becoming the chief of staff for Individual-1.”

View the complete December 11 article by Niall Stanage on The Hill website here.

White House Chaos: Nobody Wants To Be Chief

Nobody wants to be Trump’s chief of staff. And why would they? Trump has turned the White House’s top job into “a laughing stock,” and his entire presidency has been defined by chaos.

Politico: “A job that was once a ticket to Washington royalty has recently become a laughing stock.”

Vice News: “Nobody Wants To Manage Trump’s White House”

Politico Playbook: “We made a round of calls last night about the chief of staff job and heard the same thing over and over again: No one wants it this time, and it’s an exceedingly bad phase of the administration to take the helm.

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